Calm Conversations

Finding belonging as a third culture kid


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Getting to live all over the world sounds amazing right? As parents bring their families to different countries to experience new surroundings due to their work, their children are often left to wonder... where is home? Where do I really belong? Join Alyssa and Josh Tan in this conversation as they discuss their experience as third culture kids in navigating their mental health, dealing with grief, searching for a sense of belonging all while growing up in several different countries.    

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TCK Resources:  

Belonging Everywhere and Nowhere: Insights Into Counselling the Globally Mobile by Lois J. Bushong
Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For by Ulrika Ernvik
Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition: Growing Up Among Worlds by Ruth E. Van Reken, Michael V. Pollock, David C. Pollock

Boarding School Resources:  

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the 'Privileged' Child' by Joy SchaverienTrauma,
Abandonment and Privilege: A Guide to Therapeutic Work with Boarding School Survivors by Nick Duffell and Thurstine Basset

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